WALTER WOLF MODEL
Pack
06
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Lamborghini Countach LP 500S
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Assembly Guide Stages 18-20 99
CONTENTS TM
Stage 18 - Assembling the engine block (2)
Stage 19 - The centre console and rear window
Stage 20 - The cockpit floor
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PRODUCT IS NOT A TOY AND IS NOT DESIGNED OR INTENDED
FOR USE IN PLAY. ITEMS MAY VARY FROM THOSE SHOWN.
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The characteristic low and wide bodywork of the
Lamborghini Countach is carried by a complex steel-
tube spaceframe chassis, the principal elements of
which are the longitudinal stills beneath each door,
the extra-strength side structures over the rear wheel
arches, which support the engine, and the box to
which the front suspension is attached.
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Centre console
Centre console panel
Footguard
Heating vents x 4
Interior light
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Tweezers
Materials
Belt A (Stage 7)
Engine block assembly (Stage 17)
Cylinder head assembly (Stage 16)
Transmission oil pan (Stage 15)
Oil pan (Stage 15)
Alternator (Stage 16)
Oil pan parts x 2 (Stage 17)
M2.3 x 6mm screws x 2 (Stage 15)
M2.3 x 5mm self-tapping washer screw (Stage 16)
Now gently pull the left arm over and t that
in the same way.
2
Now press the straight length of the
alternator bracket onto the indicated section
of the engine block.
4
Insert an M2.3 x 5mm self-tapping screw into
the indicated hole.
3
Take the alternator and engine block
assembly and t the two together as
shown in the photo. There are small pins
on the insides of the alternator bracket
arms (inset) that slot into two mounting
holes. Insert the right-hand one rst.
1
Pull gently over
the hole
Assembling the
engine block (2)
Stage 18
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Tighten the screw just enough to prevent the alternator
from moving.
5
Place the belt A from Stage 7 over the alternator fan.
6
Line up the underside of the cylinder head assembly with
the open top of the engine block. Make sure the belt A and
the cylinder head spacer do not fall out of position.
7
Join the two assemblies so that the two mounting posts
on the underside of the cylinder head t into the
corresponding holes in the engine block, and the alternator
fan ts into the gap beside the distributors (blue arrows).
8
Hold in place
Keep belt A in place
For added realism, you may want to paint the gaskets of each cylinder
head’s distributor to represent the appearance of the real car.
To do this, you will need a matt black
hobby paint and a very ne brush. Dip
the brush into the paint to hold a small
amount on the tip, then, very carefully,
paint the thin space between the
distributors’ bolted panels, as shown in
the blue-circled areas, right. Note:
because only the top of the engine and
the cylinder heads will be visible on
completion, you need only paint the
upper sections.
Painting the cylinder head details
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Holding the parts in place, turn the assembly
over. Now line up the two mounting posts
on the oil pan with those of the cylinder
head (arrowed).
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Press the oil pan into place, making sure that
there are no gaps between the edges of each
part, and the posts t perfectly together
inside the assembly.
12
Press them rmly together.
10
Carefully engage the head and the block.
9
Repeat for the other hole. Do not overtighten
the screw.
15
Fit one of the oil pan parts over the rst hole,
as shown. It doesn’t matter which way round
the part goes.
16
When you feel the tip of the screw engage
with the threaded hole of the cylinder
head post, tighten it with the screwdriver.
Make sure you use a screwdriver that is
thin enough to go into the hole.
14
Place an M2.3 x 6mm screw on the tip of the
screwdriver, then carefully insert the screw
into the hollow centre of the indicated
mounting post.
13
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Next, t the transmission oil pan onto the
transmission casing at the end of the engine
block, as shown. The blue-circled pin goes
into the blue-circled hole.
19
Press the transmission oil pan into place.
20
Repeat for the second oil pan part and the
second hole.
18
This stage is complete,
and your engine block is now
topped with the cylinder head
assembly. For added realism, you may
like to apply a little paint to the distributors –
see the box on the page 100.
Push the part fully into place so that it ts
snugly into the hole.
17
Use tweezers to reach into the space next to the alternator fan
and pull the belt A across and around the two smaller pulleys
B, so that it sits in the grooves of both.
Feed the throttle wire around to the side of the engine block
and t it into the indicated hole. This will prevent the wire
getting caught or damaged as you continue the assembly.
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STAGE COMPLETE
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The adjustable V-shaped rear
wing (or spoiler) of the LP 500S
was one of Walter Wolf’s
customisations. The wing
had been an optional extra
on Lamborghini’s earlier
LP 400 models.
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Renowned car styling house Bertone had played a key role in the success of Lamborghini’s
earlier foray into the world of sports cars, the Miura, and the partnership was never in
question for the Countach. Marcello Gandini was chief stylist for both models, and later,
after setting up his own company, he continued to work closely with Lamborghini and styled
the Countach’s successor, the Diablo.
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Rear window panel
Rear window pane
C clips x 8 (four are spares)
Seat belt hoops x 4
M2.3 x 5mm self-tapping washer
screws x 3 (one is a spare)
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Tweezers
Side cutters
Cutter and cutting mat
Materials
Centre console (Stage 18)
Centre console panel (Stage 18)
Footguard (Stage 18)
Heating vents x 4 (Stage 18)
Interior light (Stage 18)
Lens cleaner or soft cloth
Now remove the four seat belt hoops in
the same way.
2
Fit the rst seat belt hoop into the
indicated hole on the side of the rear
window panel.
4
Push the hoop into the hole, keeping it
perfectly straight, until only the hooped
section itself is showing.
3
Begin by removing four C clips from the
plastic sprue. Whether you use side cutters
or a cutter and mat, make sure you hold on
to the clips to prevent them springing o
when they are separated.
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The centre console
and rear window
Stage 19
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Your assembly should look like this, with
the C clip slipping neatly around the
groove in the hoop.
Fit the remaining three seat belt hoops,
each secured from below by C clips, along
the length of the rear window panel.
8
Adjust the seat belt hoops so that they are
all facing forward, and are parallel to the
window panel, as shown.
7
Hold the hoop in place, then, from the
underside of the panel, secure it using a C
clip. Be careful not to let the clip y away as
you push it into the groove of the hoop.
Familiarise yourself with the window pane. The logo should
be at the top-right section (red circle), and there are two
mounting pins in the centre (blue circles).
9
Remove any dust or ngerprints from the pane using a soft
cloth. The cloths used to clean spectacles or camera lenses
would be ideal for this.
10
Hold the window panel facing down and away from you,
and place the window pane into position so that its lower
mounting pin ts into the arrowed hole and the logo is at
the upper left, as shown. Be careful not to touch the glass.
11
5 6 Clip will t
around groove
Logo Logo
Mounting pins
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Now separate the heating vents from their
sprue using side cutters. Be careful not to
lose these vents, as they are very small.
14
Locate the indicated D-shaped hole in the
centre console, and t the rst heating
vent into it. Make sure the vent sits straight
and ush with the console.
15
Insert and tighten an M2.3 x 5mm
self-tapping washer screw into each
indicated hole to secure the window pane.
Do not overtighten the screws.
13
Press the window pane into position, with
both mounting pins tting inside the
holes. Again, be careful not to get any
ngerprints on the pane as you do this.
12
Insert a vent into the hole at the other side of the console,
making sure it is sitting perfectly straight and ush with the
surface of the console.
Now t another heating vent into the indicated hole on the
centre console panel.
Press the vent fully into place, then t the fourth vent,
alongside it.
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Use tweezers to peel the footguard away
from its backing.
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Very carefully place the footguard into the
recess on the end of the centre console.
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Press the interior light into place.
20
This stage is complete, and two
key elements of your model’s
cockpit are beginning to take shape.
Store your assemblies, and any unused
parts, away safely until next time.
Now insert the interior light into the
arrowed recess in the console. The wider
ends of the part’s triangular mounting pins
should be at the bottom.
19
Take the centre console panel and line up its mounting pin
with the indicated hole in the centre console. The two
protruding pins of the heating vents will help you to align
the part.
Making sure the console panel is straight and orientated
correctly, press it fully into place.
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STAGE COMPLETE
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Though later models would feature more sophisticated climate-control systems, complete
with digitised temperature displays, Walter Wolf’s 1978 Countach used a more basic set-up,
with warm or cool air being supplied to the cockpit via a number of circular vents, such as
those seen above on the central console panel.
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The Lamborghini Countach is famous for many things, but driver’s rear-view visibility is
not among them. Much of the view in the driver’s mirror is of the underside of the rear wing
and the top of the engine cover, though this is, of course, handsomely compensated for by
the deep front windscreen, which oers a far more impressive eld of vision.
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Cockpit oor
M2.3 x 6mm self-tapping screws x 11
M2.6 x 6mm self-tapping screws x 4
Handbrake
Footrest
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Tweezers
Materials
Centre console (Stage 19)
Plastic bag
Pen
Tighten the screw just enough to prevent
the parts from moving – be careful not to
overtighten it, because that can damage
the parts.
2
Hold the cockpit oor in one hand and,
with the other, lower the centre console
into the middle of it, as shown. The
indicated mounting posts and holes
should be aligned.
4
When lowering the centre console, be
careful not to rub against the brushed
velour-eect oor covering, as this may
result in losing some of the bres. Fit the
front end of the console rst.
3
Keeping the console panel in place, hold
the centre console as shown, with the
underside facing you. Then insert an
M2.6 x 6mm self-tapping screw into the
indicated hole.
1Fit the front rst
The cockpit floor
Stage 20
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Turn the assembly over and insert an
M2.3 x 6mm self-tapping screw into the
indicated hole at the front of the cockpit
oor’s underside.
Tighten the screw with the screwdriver, but
as this is only a temporary assembly at this
stage, do not tighten fully.
8
Insert another M2.3 x 6mm self-tapping
screw into the indicated hole at the rear of
the cockpit oor’s underside.
7
Push the console rmly into place at
each end.
5 6
There will most likely be a thin gap
between the centre console and the
cockpit oor. In the following steps you will
solve this by adjusting the temporarily
tightened screws tted in Steps 6-9.
To help the centre console t
neatly onto the cockpit oor,
the parts feature locating
tabs, outlined in red in the
photo. Make sure that these
t correctly into place, as
shown in the photo, by gently
squeezing the centre console
until the tabs slot into their
corresponding slots.
11
Tighten the screw, but not fully.
910
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Now t the handbrake’s mounting pin
into the indicated hole in the side of the
cockpit oor.
Once the footrest is in place, smooth it out
with your nger.
14
18
Push the handbrake into place.
15
Stop tightening the screws when your
assembly looks like this, with the gap
between the console and the cockpit oor
fully closed.
Carefully place the footrest onto the
indicated section of the cockpit. It doesn’t
matter which way up the footrest goes.
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17
This stage is now complete, and the
cockpit of your Lamborghini Countach LP
500S is taking shape.
Hold the assembly side-on, so that the
gap and the locating tabs are visible, then
tighten both screws gradually, half a turn
at a time, until you see the gap narrowing
and then closing entirely.
Use tweezers to peel the backing away
from the footrest.
12
16
The tabs will be
visible until you
close the gap by
tightening the
screws
STAGE COMPLETE
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Walter Wolf did much to ensure
that Automobili Lamborghini
survived as the iconic sports car
brand it is today. Though he
did not buy the company, as
was suggested at the time, his
nancing of a second-generation,
high-performance Countach
would revitalise the company’s
image at the close of what had
been a decade of nancial
instability and stagnation.
STAGE COMPLETE
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